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Sorry, didn't know life is so tough on you..

 

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Soundtracks can be incredible. Not always, because they should serve the visuals.

I have a few recommendations
Dune - Toto
The hot spot - John Lee Hooker ea
American Beauty - Thomas Newman
Meet Joe Black - Thomas Newman
One from the Heart - Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle
Opera Savage - Vangelis
1492 - Vangelis
Alexander - Vangelis
Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
The last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Koyanisqatsi - Philip Glass
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer
S na t ch - various artist

I've been a fan of Vangelis from before the Bladerunner soundtrack. Jon and Vangelis. Im not saying I have all his records but a lot. From Aphorodites child to some of his latest works, although I never bought them on CD. I lost track a bit at 'El Greco', after that I thought it was more of the same. Not as strong thematically as my favorite 'Soil festivities'.
Others I find particularly strong are:
Heaven and Hell
Albedo 0.39
Mask
Spiral
China

One that was incredibly hard to get was Antarctica. It was originally 'just' a soundtrack for a Japanese nature documentary. As such it was only obtainable as import CD. Lp was next to impossible to get. So I ordered it on CD. I remember it cost me NLG 70 (≈€33), which was almost double the price of a normal CD (NLG 40) that was double the price of an lp (NLG 20) then. That was a lot of money for me in 1986! But I m a fan and that was his ultimate recording then.

Another difficult one was indeed Bladerunner. I've seen that in the theater too. But it didn't come out as a Vangelis album. Only this one:



It's just incredibly stupid it is only obtainable on lp now. Just inconceivable. There have been 3cd fan rip versions of it on the internet.

Some good recommendations.

Maybe you missed my back story on my last lp from Boomkat in the UK. The package was lost, returned to England, resent without tracking again and after almost 3 months in limbo and countless emails finally turned up.

Not to mention how the postal service is degrading to banana republic standards lately. All my neighbors are complaining and asking: did you get my package?

I'm not worrying but I used to order stuff in the UK when it was EU and never had a problem. Now due to harassment and postal reorganisations it simply doesn't arrive, plus we get taxed an extra 25% just to punish the British for brexit. Tax is just an agreement to legalise highway robbery.

It severely hinders ordering hard to get lp's. And it takes all the fun out of it.

Btw: look at the hype stickers. This is a good version!

That hype sticker is giving me an anxiety.

 

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Just arrived from Amazon. Ordered Thursday, delivered Monday. But what baffles me... And is infuriating to me... It comes from the UK! No taxes! Not that I want to pay extra taxes, but when I buy from Amazon it just sails through, when I buy from an original UK business I get taxed. This is corruption 101


Not complaining about the lp or the €20 price. But it is destroying small business that we all need. And I do feel guilty about that, but I know my shop doesn't have it, so I can't buy it there.

If it's something that is widely available and local guy doesn't have that for whatever reason, I just ask him to order it for me. And since it is a business and I also need some incentives to give him my hard earned money, I like to set things straight up front. Price is one of those things. And nobody likes to pay taxes, especially the small records shop. But there are ways around it as you know, all you have to do is ask. If Amazon gets away from paying their fair share, why not give small business opportunity to do the same? ,

 

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Great record! They managed to switch the A and B side labels on my vinyl though..

Look at the bright side..... How many records we don't even get to side B?

 

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Look at the bright side..... How many records we don't even get to side B?

I can think of some €300 boxset that I don't even make it to record 1 side A...

BTW I asked my local guy for this Jimi Hendrix if he could order and his wry smile and the sentence 'it's in backorder and could take a long time' wasn't encouraging.

Life's not hard. It's the pigs and the dogs and the dumb sheep that make it hard.

 

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I can think of some €300 boxset that I don't even make it to record 1 side A...

Life's not hard. It's the pigs and the dogs and the dumb sheep that make it hard.

I'm just happy that all of us here can talk about music and less so about buzz words or standards that qualifies as 'Audio Nirvana'.
Like I have said in the past, I don't venture much on other forums or even threads on here regarding things I don't care about. Like idiotic 140 page thread about 'crossfeed or not to crossfeed'. You read few pages and you get instant migraines.
Sure we talk a bit about vinyl related gear but it's light and not argumentative.

And yes, I have few boxsets still in the shrink-wrap. Lol

 

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Did any of you bought this album?
45RPM loved it and at $19.99 it’s dirt cheap. Any thoughts?

 

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I just had a listen to 'Bladerunner' New American Orchestra version. It has been long time since I played it. I was always satisfied with it as it was the only version. Then. Later I got a flac version (esper version). Now I hear it again, it is disappointing even though it's a close facsimile with an orchestra. Which sounds pretty good, spacious, real. But also, keyboards aren't played by a brilliant Greek prodigy. It lacks his feeling.

So, another one for my list.

I also found another favorite on amaz... On vinyl. David Sylvian. Highly recommended, only have a listen first because some things are very minimalistic. He often collaborates with the finest musicians.

 

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also found another favorite on amaz... On vinyl. David Sylvian.

There are quite a few on Amason. Which one you’re referring to?

 

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Did any of you bought this album?
45RPM loved it and at $19.99 it’s dirt cheap. Any thoughts?

What? €20? Pre-sales was €40.

I lost track after Biophilia and Vulnicura. I missed Utopia (I think I was put off by the über weird cover). I listened to just 1 song on Qobuz to make me think 'more of the same'. I just watched it too and maybe I judged too soon.

Edit: I just read the reviews on Amazon (yes, €40) and from the ** to the ***** they are all correct. She is incredibly creative but became hard to follow. The music isn't very accessible as it was before. The sound is top notch (if you have a good system), turn it up loud. Maybe it's just like a sauna: don't complain let the heat wash over you and seep through your pores. The splash into the ice cold water and you will come out refreshed and hardened to cope with life like a new forged blade.

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I also saw the Ultravox - Rage in Eden video. Another one of my favorite albums. Great, great sound. I have the original.

 

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What? €20? Pre-sales was €40.

I lost track after Biophilia and Vulnicura. I missed Utopia (I think I was put off by the über weird cover). I listened to just 1 song on Qobuz to make me think 'more of the same'. I just watched it too and maybe I judged too soon.

Edit: I just read the reviews on Amazon (yes, €40) and from the ** to the ***** they are all correct. She is incredibly creative but became hard to follow. The music isn't very accessible as it was before. The sound is top notch (if you have a good system), turn it up loud. Maybe it's just like a sauna: don't complain let the heat wash over you and seep through your pores. The splash into the ice cold water and you will come out refreshed and hardened to cope with life like a new forged blade.

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I also saw the Ultravox - Rage in Eden video. Another one of my favorite albums. Great, great sound. I have the original.

Well, prices vary I guess. $40 might be official suggested price. I just quoted what one of the sites I sometimes buy from sent me.
I’m not huge fan of her in general but $20 isn’t a lot to give her a chance.

Few titles coming out soon (or are out already, not sure)

Killer Duran Duran cover. Gardot is also on my list.

 

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And some more ideas to clean your bank account….

K.Gray

And a soundtrack that might be worth a shot.

 

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Something I’ve ordered lately. Beautiful for anyone who appreciates piano works.


And LP that seemed to be always out of stock for a looong time.

 

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I'm listening to Jimi Hendrix mono now. Even it's the 2013 Music on Vinyl version, it sounds fine to me. Better than any of the old worn lp's I've listened to before anyway.

Although it says 'from the analog mastertape' I'm not completely convinced from the sound of it. It has that 'smoothness' and lacks a bit of presence. I could have gotten paranoid from the MoFi shenanigans though. It is mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original tape on a Studer deck with a special monophonic head. I think it could just be due to equalising.
It's dead quiet and fun to listen to. It plays perfectly. Also the mono version is easier to listen to, no ping pong stereo and no designated 'sweetspot' straight jacket. And great tone.
8 for sound (you want my honest opinion right?)

The jacket is simple single with a clean printed thick glossy paper inner sleeve. And it's not the ugly british green sleeve.
A solid 8

Pressing is a perfect 10

And it's Jimis best album so
10 for music

So I'm good with this version for €20 instead of the €200 UHQR version.

 

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For sure. Can't go wrong at that price. I thought it was supposedly sourced from a mono tapes but LP to be actually a stereo mix...
And yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if it was done from digital file that at on point in time came from the master tape. Even mp3 comes from master tape, technically speaking. LoL
How many copies, ad/da/ad/dd conversions, nobody knows.
But, as long it sounds decent and is enjoyable that's all that matters.